eastern flowering dogwood vs Cornus florida

eastern flowering dogwood and Cornus florida both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
eastern flowering dogwood	Yes	No	No	No
Cornus florida	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, eastern flowering dogwood and Cornus florida are synonyms defined as:

eastern flowering dogwood and Cornus florida: deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red berries

Other synonyms of eastern flowering dogwood include common white dogwood.

eastern flowering dogwood (noun)	Cornus florida (noun)
deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red berries	deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red berries